A Hong Kong mother is seeking HK$50 000 ($6 400) compensation from fast food giant KFC, alleging a rat in one of its outlets scratched and hurt her two-year-old son, press reports said on Friday.
Tsui Fung-fai said a fist-sized black rat dropped ”from the sky” onto her son while they were eating at a KFC restaurant in Hong Kong’s New Territories area last year, the Ming Pao Daily News reported.
She said the rodent landed on top of her son’s head and then slid down his cheeks and his thigh before running away.
The boy’s face was scratched and they both had suffered recurring nightmares and had to seek psychiatric help, she said.
The woman has filed a claim for damages with a Hong Kong small claims court, which adjourned the case on Thursday. – Sapa-AFP